Wire fencing.



No. 884,379. P ATENTED APR. 14, 1908.

W. H. GRIFFITH.

WIRE FENCING.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9, 1906.

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Application filed August 8, 1906. Serial No. 329,818.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatv 1, WILLIAM HENRY GRIFFITH, a citizen oi the United States, residing in Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented cer tain. new and useful Improvements in Wire Fencing, of which the following is a s pecification.

This invention relates to wire fencing or fabric formed of wires or the like material in which there are weft and. warp wires, or

wires running longitudinal and other wires running transversely thereto, either per- Where two or provide knots in the nature of hard knotsthat will not pull out or unlock, no matter how great a strain niay'he placed upon the wires endwise. 1

In the accorn anying drawing illustrating embodiment-so my invention, Figure 1 is a view illustrating three horizontal wires and four transverse wires th at extend diagonally, the three wires crossing in each joint and being convoluted to secure the knot. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the joint shown at the top in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view of the joint shown in Fig. 1, with the two diagonal wires removed. Fig. 4 is a rear view of the joint shown at the lower part of Fig. 1. a viewoi' the same joint as shown in i 1, but with the diagonal wires removed. rig. 6 shows a joint similar to those shownin Fig. 1. Fig 7 is a rear view of the joint shown inFig. 6; and Fig. 8 is a view of the joint shown in Fig. 6, but with the two diagonal wires removed.

In Fi 1 is shown a portion of fabric of diamond shape, composed of three horizontal wires A, E and (l, with transverse wires D, E, F and G. The horizontal. wires are shown as parallel, and the transverse wires also extend parallel but diagonally to the longitudinal wires. The three sets of wires, or three wires intersect to form a knotted joint. ln the joint formed by the intersecting wires A, D and F, the wires 1) and F are-hut slightlydefiected or hen.- from their general direction. The wire A. is

knotted about the other two wires, first making a complete convolution 3 about the. wire 1), then making a complete convolution 4; about the wire F. The wire then passes diagonally across the back of the joint and makes a convolution 5. around the wire F.

on the opposite side of the loop and thence makes a convolution 6 around the wire D; thereby forming a kind of square of four loops, the stay wires passing through the diagonal opposite loops or convolutions. The

leg 7 then passes beneath the wire F, as does also the leg 8 of the longitudinal wire. The reverse form of this joint isshown in Fig.v 2.

lnFig. 3 is shown the reverse view of the lower joint shown in Fig. 1-Where the wires 0, Grand E intersect and are interlocked by the knot formed by the wire 0. .In this construction, the horizontal wire fi om'the leg 2 first makes a completeconvolution' around the wire G at 3, thence passes aoross'the back of the joint at 5 and makes a convolution 4 around the Wire Thewire then passes underneath. the portion 5 shown in Fig. 3 and makes a com lete convolution around the wire E- at 9. lhe wire at 6 passes along side the said portion'5 and makes a fourth convolution 8 around the wire G. From Fig. 3, it will be seeirthat the two crossi 1? portions of the wire C are parallel at the milldle of the :jOln t; l l l ln Fi 8.

joint w erein two staywires intersect a longitudinal wire with the. latter Wire con stay wires B and C, the'wire A making the four convolutions 2, 3 4 and 5 in the succes- SlOIl stated, and the wires crossingover bemg 4 and 5 is shown a very similar alternately above and below or interwoven as shown.

claim: 1. In a wire fence or fabric, a longitudinal wire and two diagonal stay wires, said'three wires crossing at intervals and formi Having thus described .my invention, I

joints, the stay wires crossing without being looped, the-horizontalwire first forming acomplete loop around one of the stay wires .on one side of the joint, then crosslngthe knot and forming a convolution around the other stay wire, the knottedwire thence passing diagonally across the joint and be ng looped around the last mentloned'stay wire,

, complete loop around one of the stay wires the wire being thence passed across the knot and around the opposite side of the stay wire first looped' 2. In a wire fence or fabric, a longitudinal wire and two diagonal stay wires, said three wires crossing at intervals and forming joints, the horizontal wire first forming a on one. side of the joint, thence crossing the knot and forming a convolution around the other stay wire, the knotted wire thence passing diagonally across the joint and bemg looped around the last mentioned stay wire, the wire being thence passed across the knot and around the opposite side of the stay wire first looped.

3. In a wire fence or fabric, a longitudinal wire and two diagonal stay wires, said three wires crossing at intervals and forming i'oints,'the stay wires crossing without being ooped, and on. o posits sides of the knot, the horizontal wire irst forming a complete loop around one of the stay wires on one side of the joint, thence crossing the knot and forming a convolution around the other stay wire, the knotted wire thence assing diagonally across the joint and eing looped around the'last mentioned stay wire, the wire being thence passed across the knot and iirounl the opposite side of the stay Wire. first 4 In a wire fence or fabric, a longitudinal of three wires, two of the .two diagonally situated wire and two diagonal stay wires, said three esasre wires crossing at intervals and forming joints, the two stay wires crossing w1thout being looped, the horizontal wire being bent to form four loops, one of the stay wires passing through two of the loops and the other istay wire passing through the other two 5 In a wire fence or fabric, a joint formed of three wires, two of the wires crossing without being looped and-the third wire being bent to form four loops, one of the wires passing through two diagonally situated loops, the other passing through the other two diagonally situated loops.

6. In a wire fence or fabric, a joint formed of a plurality of wires, two wires crossing without being looped, and a third wire bent into a series of loops through which the other wires fire respectively passed.

7. n a wire fence or fabric, a joint formed without being looped and the third wire being bent to form four loops, one of the Wires passing through two diagonally situated oops, the other passin through the other loops, said third wire entering the "knot on one side and emerging from the knot on the opposite side.

WILLIAM HENRY GRIFFITH.

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